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Arvydas Janonis
Personal information
Full name Arvydas Janonis
Date of birth 6 November 1960
Place of birth Kėdainiai, Lithuania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1990 FK Žalgiris Vilnius
1990–1991 FC Lokomotiv Moscow
1991–1994 SKN St. Pölten
1994–1995 Wiener Sport-Club
1995–1997 SV Gerasdorf
1997–2000 SV Wurmla
International career
1988 Soviet Union Olympic 2 (0)
Soviet Union Universiade
Lithuania 3
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1988 Summer Olympics – Football
Gold medal – first place 1987 Summer Universiade – Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's football
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team

Arvydas Janonis (born 6 November 1960, in Kėdainiai) is a former Lithuanian footballer.

Janonis played as a defender from 1978 until 1990 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. The 1990/91 season he was part of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow squad. In 1991, he moved to Austria where he played for SKN St. Pölten (1991–1994), Wiener Sport-Club (1994–1995), SV Gerasdorf (1995–1997) and SV Wurmla (1997–2000).

He represented the Soviet Union at the 1987 Summer Universiade and the 1988 Olympics (2 games), both won by the Soviet team. He also capped three times for the Lithuanian soccer team.

References

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  • Arvydas Janonis at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arvydas Janonis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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